FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY
Champlain Canal to Open For Navigation
The New York State Canal Corporation has announced that the entire Champlain
Canal will open for navigation at noon on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Major portions
of the Erie and Cayuga-Seneca Canals opened for navigation on Friday, May 4,
2007, including Lock E-2 in Waterford to Lock E-23 in Brewerton and from
Tonawanda/North Tonawanda to Lock E-27 in Lyons and Locks CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4 on
the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, between Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake.
The Canal System remains closed on the Erie Canal from Lock E-23 to Lock E-27,
Lock CS-1 on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal and the entire Oswego Canal. The Canal
Corporation anticipates opening the remainder of these areas by the end of the
week, weather permitting.
Further updates and information are available by calling 1-800-4CANAL4 or
visiting www.nyscanals.gov and clicking on News and then Notice to Mariners.
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The New York State Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation offers a free email service called TRANSalert to its customers via email or text messaging to inform them of major incidents and emergencies that may affect travel on the Thruway or navigation on the Canal System. To sign up for the Canal TRANSalert service, customers can visit the Corporation's website at www.nyscanals.gov/tas/. To sign-up for Thruway TRANSalerts please visit the Authority's website at www.nysthruway.gov/tas/.